Gov. Pawlenty has signed a nearly $13.8 billion education bill funding K-12 schools and early childhood programs for the next two years.

A Twin Cities literacy program is showing lasting results for children at the highest risk of academic failure. The Words Work program is run in more than 40 Head Start classrooms in Ramsey and Dakota Counties.

Interview excerpt: Recently I had the opportunity to meet with two program coordinators who are managing to sustain their program despite the sunsetting of dedicated grant funding for formative evaluations. The Words Work! program is an early literacy initiative ...

Through professional development, teachers moved from a stance of confusion and tentativeness to one of confidence.

Bob Bullard, retired attorney and former board member of The Saint Paul Foundation, received the 2004 Distinguished Service Award from the Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children (MnAEYC).